How to Write Songs
How to Write Funky House Songs
You want people to dance like they left their social anxiety at the coat check. You want basslines that slither into hips. You want cho...
How to Write Progressive Trance [It] Songs
Progressive trance is the long slow burn that makes festival crowds look like a single breathing organism. You want tracks that evolve,...
How to Write Son Cubano Songs
You want a song that moves hips and minds at the same time. Son Cubano is the grandfather of many Latin forms. It brings rhythmic intel...
How to Write Mbaqanga Songs
You want a song that makes people clap their hands, sway their hips and sing the chorus back in the taxi home. Mbaqanga is the music th...
How to Write Kizomba Songs
You want a Kizomba song that makes people get dangerously close on the dance floor. You want the rhythm to hold hands with the melody. ...
How to Write Semba Songs
You want a Semba song that makes people grab a partner, laugh, and repeat the chorus after one go. You want that sticky rhythmic swagge...
How to Write Southeast Asian Songs
Yes you can write a banger that sounds like it belongs in a kopitiam, a night market, or a summer festival by the beach. Southeast Asia...
How to Write Arabic Rock Songs
You want a song that punches like a Marshall amp and smells like mint tea. You want the grit of distorted guitars and the soul of an ou...
How to Write French Pop Songs
You want a French pop song that hits in the métro, the playlist, and the stupidly specific moodboard your fans screenshot at 2 a.m. You...
How to Write Jazz Fusion Songs
You want a song that makes nerdy musicians nod and makes non nerd humans move and hum for days. Jazz fusion sits in that awkwardly sexy...